Milestones

A Singer Manufacturing Co. Advertising Card Made In Connection With The World Columbia Exhibition In 1893.

• The Beginning In 1851

  Isaac Merritt Singer founds I.M. Singer & Company ("Singer") and commences production of sewing machines in the United States.
• Instalment Payment Plan In 1856

  Singer created history by introducing one of the first consumer instalment payment plan.
• Commenced Operations In Sri Lanka In 1877

  Singer commenced operations in Sri Lanka as branch of Singer Sewing Machine Company, USA.
• Sale Of Home Appliances In 1957

  Singer introduces sale of home appliances to complement sewing machine sales in the Asian markets.
• Industries (Ceylon) PLC In 1963

  Singer Industries (Ceylon) PLC was incorporated for assembly of Sewing Machines and manufacture of Cabinet and Stands for Sewing Machines.
• Public Company In 1974

  Singer Sri Lanka was incorporated as a public company in Sri Lanka.
• Listed In Colombo Stock Exchange In 1981

  Singer Sri Lanka was listed in Colombo Stock Exchange.
• Refrigerator Manufacturing In 1988

  Singer commences refrigerator manufacturing in Sri Lanka at Regnis (Lanka) PLC.
• Sponsored Cricket In 1994

  Singer sponsored world series cricket.
• First Singer Mega In 1998

  First Singer Mega store opens in Sri Lanka.
• E-Commerce Website In 2001

  Singer Sri Lanka launched the E-Commerce website on April 10th. It was the first for a consumer durable company in Sri Lanka.
• Singer Finance In 2004

  Singer Finance was incorporated.
• Public Deposits In 2005

  Singer Finance commenced accepting public deposits.
• New Financial Services Products In 2008

  Singer launches new financial services products, including inward remittance, in-store bill payment and mobile phone reload services.
• ERP System In 2010

  Singer completed implementation of online real time ERP system.
• Regnis Appliances (Private) Limited In 2010

  Regnis Appliances (Private) Limited was incorporated to manufacture of Home Appliances.
• Singer Finance IPO In 2011

  Singer Finance IPO (100+ times over subscribed).
• Life Style Exhibition In 2011

  Life Style Exhibition , the largest consumer durable exhibition , was launched by Singer.
• Singer Digital Media In 2012

  Singer commences large scale sale of smart phones by creating a new channel – Singer Digital Media.
• Using Of R600a Gas In 2013

  Singer commenced manufacturing of refrigerators using environmentally friendly R600a gas through its subsidiary Regnis (Lanka) PLC . Regnis is among the first in South Asia to adopt this technology.
• 400th Retail Store In 2014

  Singer opens 400th retail store.
• Singer Finance VISA Credit Cards In 2015

  Singer Finance launched VISA credit cards. Singer Finance created history as the first non-banking financial institution in the country to launch an internationally accepted credit card.
• Group Restructure In 2016

  Singer conducts group restructure in Sri Lanka purchasing Regnis and Singer Industries from Singer Asia.
• Acquired By Hayleys PLC In 2017

  Singer (Sir Lanka) PLC was acquired by Hayleys PLC from Retails Holdings (Sri Lanka) BV.
• Changed The Financial Year In 2018

  Changed the Financial year of the Company to 31st March with the approval of the Registrar of Companies.
• Singer Head Office Relocation In 2019

  Singer Head Office and Registered Office was located to No. 112, Havelock Road, Colombo 5.
• Website Re-Launched In 2020

  Singer launched the new website offering an unmatched shopping experience and also launched Singer Care App to facilitate on-demand after sales services.
• Relaunch Of SINGER Brand In 2022

  Relaunch of SINGER brand proposition and visual identity.